2025 Water Polo Roster
Pardon, Maiken

Jersey Number 5
Maiken Pardon
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- AT
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mira Costa
Bio
Career Stats (at Michigan)
Career Highs (at Michigan)
Points: 4, 2x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Goals: 2, 4x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Assists: 3, vs. No. 12 Indiana (2/9/25)
Steals: 1, 8x last vs. No. 12 Indiana (4/19/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 4, vs. No. 5 California (3/30/25)
Field Blocks: 1, 2x last vs. St. Francis (PA) (4/25/25)
Senior (2025)
• Recorded her first goal as a Wolverine against her former school, No. 18 San Jose State (1/18/25)
• Posted two goals and two assists against Salem (3/23/25)
• Appeared in 30 games in 2025
Prior to Michigan
• Played two seasons at San Jose StateÂ
Sophomore (2024)
• Scored in 14 games over the season.Â
• Ranked second on the team in drawn exclusions with 34.Â
• Scored a goal and drew an exclusion against the number one team in the nation, UCLA (3/17)
• Recorded a hat-trick in the Spartans' win against Austin College (2/17/24)
• Scored her first season goal against No. 12 UCSB (1/27/24).Â
Freshman (2023)Â
• Saw action in all 32 matches.Â
• Scored a season-high of six goals against Bucknell University (3/05/23)Â
• Drew two exclusions against No.4 UCLA to give the Spartans multiple power-play opportunities (3/12/23)
• 6-8 Sports All-Academic Scholar-AthleteÂ
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete
Prep
• Lettered in water polo and swimming for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Team captain in her senior season
• Named to the 2020 ODP Youth Central Zone Red All-Star Team
• Finished first in the 2019 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships in the Run-Swim-Run and Surf Swim races held in Virginia Beach, Va.
Club/International
• Member of the Los Angeles County surf racing team
• Member of the Surfside Swim Club team based in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Dolphins relay team (8/25/21)
Personal
• Full name: Maiken Nettie Kateri Dempsey Pardon
• Birthday: September 20, 2003
• Hometown: Manhattan Beach, California
• Daughter of Jeanne Dempsey and Michael Pardon
• Brother, Finn Pardon, is a two-time honorable mention All-America water polo player for the San Jose State men's team in 2019 and 2021
• Sister, Jace Pardon, is a professional beach volleyball player
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering as a Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | ShPct | EX | DEX | STL | FB | SPW | SPL |
2025 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | .422 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | .422 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Career Highs (at Michigan)
Points: 4, 2x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Goals: 2, 4x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Assists: 3, vs. No. 12 Indiana (2/9/25)
Steals: 1, 8x last vs. No. 12 Indiana (4/19/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 4, vs. No. 5 California (3/30/25)
Field Blocks: 1, 2x last vs. St. Francis (PA) (4/25/25)
Senior (2025)
• Recorded her first goal as a Wolverine against her former school, No. 18 San Jose State (1/18/25)
• Posted two goals and two assists against Salem (3/23/25)
• Appeared in 30 games in 2025
Prior to Michigan
• Played two seasons at San Jose StateÂ
Sophomore (2024)
• Scored in 14 games over the season.Â
• Ranked second on the team in drawn exclusions with 34.Â
• Scored a goal and drew an exclusion against the number one team in the nation, UCLA (3/17)
• Recorded a hat-trick in the Spartans' win against Austin College (2/17/24)
• Scored her first season goal against No. 12 UCSB (1/27/24).Â
Freshman (2023)Â
• Saw action in all 32 matches.Â
• Scored a season-high of six goals against Bucknell University (3/05/23)Â
• Drew two exclusions against No.4 UCLA to give the Spartans multiple power-play opportunities (3/12/23)
• 6-8 Sports All-Academic Scholar-AthleteÂ
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete
Prep
• Lettered in water polo and swimming for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Team captain in her senior season
• Named to the 2020 ODP Youth Central Zone Red All-Star Team
• Finished first in the 2019 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships in the Run-Swim-Run and Surf Swim races held in Virginia Beach, Va.
Club/International
• Member of the Los Angeles County surf racing team
• Member of the Surfside Swim Club team based in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Dolphins relay team (8/25/21)
Personal
• Full name: Maiken Nettie Kateri Dempsey Pardon
• Birthday: September 20, 2003
• Hometown: Manhattan Beach, California
• Daughter of Jeanne Dempsey and Michael Pardon
• Brother, Finn Pardon, is a two-time honorable mention All-America water polo player for the San Jose State men's team in 2019 and 2021
• Sister, Jace Pardon, is a professional beach volleyball player
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering as a Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering
International Series: Freshman Karampetsou Showing Skill, Leadership Beyond Her Years
Thursday, April 10
Water Polo Highlights vs. Harvard - CWPA Championship (April 27)
Saturday, April 27
Water Polo Highlights vs. Bucknell, UC Merced (March 24)
Sunday, March 24
Water Polo Ushers in New Era with New Staff
Monday, October 10